At least five people were killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway, crashed into vehicles and burst into flames while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday. The Boeing 767, operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was involved...
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A fresh controversy has emerged over the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation involving President Bola Tinubu’s records in the United States (US), with Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing the Presidency of avoiding the central issues raised by the case. In a...
US President Donald Trump has become the first sitting or living American president in more than a century to be featured on an official US coin after the United States Mint unveiled a commemorative $1 piece marking the country’s 250th anniversary. The newly released coin bears Trump’s portrait alongside...
The Presidency has moved to clear the air over reports surrounding an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, insisting that the matter is purely a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite ongoing clashes with Iran — then hours later implied he wasn’t serious. Trump has made a series of geographical name changes to international bodies of water in his second term, at least partly...
American jazz legend and Grammy Award-winning singer Cassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70, her manager confirmed on Wednesday. Wilson passed away peacefully at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by loved ones, according to a statement issued by her manager, Robert Torre. “Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully...
Global oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after Iran launched retaliatory attacks against American interests in the Middle East following fresh US military strikes, raising fears of prolonged disruption to global energy supplies and renewed inflationary pressure. Crude prices gained more than two per cent, extending weekly gains to...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over reports that he is seeking to prevent the release of records relating to his past in a United States court, describing the development as troubling for Nigeria’s image and democratic values. In a statement posted...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle to the United States of America, U.S., to face prosecution for allegedly sexually extorting two teenage boys in...
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (retd.), has cautioned the United States (US) government against releasing documents allegedly linked to past drug-trafficking investigations involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, warning that such a move could undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty and influence the 2027 general election. Buratai made the...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release records relating to President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the agency should not rely on claims of “danger to lives” to withhold information that can legally be...
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has hosted a delegation from the Public Diplomacy Section of the United States Embassy in Nigeria to explore new opportunities for academic collaboration, research and professional development. The engagement, held at the Ibrahim Alfa Auditorium, was aimed at strengthening educational and professional...
United States (US) Coast Guard officially lifted its 12-year-old Condition of Entry on vessels arriving from Nigeria, removing burdensome security restrictions that had impacted Nigerian shipping since 2014. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development on Tuesday August 18, according to the Nigerian Maritime...
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called on Nigerians living abroad to remain connected to their roots and play an active role in driving economic growth and development back home. The governor made the appeal after attending the 2026 Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference in Toronto, Canada, which was...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has been vindicated by the recent report by the United States Department of State highlighting concerns over fiscal transparency in Nigeria, with specific reference to the federal government’s failure to disclose revenues and...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has led Nigeria’s delegation to the United States Nigeria Joint Working Group meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting focuses on counterterrorism cooperation, progress made so far and the next steps in strengthening security collaboration between both countries. A bilateral defence meeting is scheduled...
U.S. President Donald Trump secretly switched to a smaller military aircraft while leaving Turkey last month because of an alleged assassination threat linked to Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. The newspaper, citing an anonymous U.S. official, said Trump initially boarded Air Force One in Ankara...
Let it not turn out to be what I am thinking: that former Ekiti State governor and newly appointed Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayo Fayose, has already found an alibi for explaining away the possible failure of the agency under his watch. Because...
United States President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship for children born to foreign nationals who travel to the US mainly to give birth. The latest directive is part of the administration’s renewed immigration enforcement agenda and is expected to affect citizens...